brief descriptions of totalitarianism, fascism, nazism, communism, and the Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler, and Franco

1. Rise of the dictators

3. Benito Mussolini Life: 1883-1945 Country: Italy Politics: Fascist Rule 1922-1945

4. Joseph Stalin Life: 1879-1953 Country: Georgia/Russia/Soviet Union Party: Communist Rule: 1928-1953

8. The Swastika In Hinduism the symbol represents one of the two forms of the creator god Brahma facing right it represents the evolution of the universe. "As National Socialists, we see our program in our flag. In red, we see the social idea of the movement; in white, the nationalistic idea; in the swastika, the mission of the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man, and, by the same token, the victory of the idea of creative work.“ Adolph Hitler

9. Hammer & Sickle The two tools are symbols of the industrial proletariat and the peasantry; placing them together symbolizes the unity between industrial and agricultural workers. This emblem was made during the Bolshevik Revolution.